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Why are folders containing users' files called Documents?

 
 
Edward
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      02-16-2008
I have a folder (G:\UsersFiles) with all the user's home directories (for
example called G:\UsersFiles\edward) with their files, but Windows Vista and
Server 2008 are not displaying the folders as the usernames, but is virtually
renaming them to "Documents".

I don't want all these folders called "Documents", I want their real folder
names to be display instead.

How do I fix this?
 
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usasma
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      02-16-2008
I don't know how to make it the default, but you can right click on the
Document folder and select "Rename" in order to give it the name that you
want.

- John

"Edward" wrote:

> I have a folder (G:\UsersFiles) with all the user's home directories (for
> example called G:\UsersFiles\edward) with their files, but Windows Vista and
> Server 2008 are not displaying the folders as the usernames, but is virtually
> renaming them to "Documents".
>
> I don't want all these folders called "Documents", I want their real folder
> names to be display instead.
>
> How do I fix this?

 
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Keith Miller \(MVP\)
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      02-16-2008
Set Explorer to show hidden files and to not hide protected OS files, then
you'll be able to see the desktop.ini files in each folder. Edit the
desktop.ini file & remove the line:

LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell 32.dll,-21770


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Keith
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>I have a folder (G:\UsersFiles) with all the user's home directories (for
> example called G:\UsersFiles\edward) with their files, but Windows Vista
> and
> Server 2008 are not displaying the folders as the usernames, but is
> virtually
> renaming them to "Documents".
>
> I don't want all these folders called "Documents", I want their real
> folder
> names to be display instead.
>
> How do I fix this?


 
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